Deck & Commander Strategies
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
Leverages the backup mechanic and +1/+1 counter synergies to build a resilient board and enhance creatures, aiming to control the battlefield and win through overwhelming creature power.
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Uses poison counters and proliferate to incrementally apply pressure on opponents, combining removal and card advantage from poison triggers to win through attrition.
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit & Sam, Loyal Attendant
Generates food tokens and capitalizes on life gain synergies to outlast opponents by stabilizing and incrementally increasing resources and board presence.
Eowyn, Shieldmaiden
Focuses on creating and bolstering human tokens while using the monarchy mechanic for card advantage and incremental board development.
Gameplay Insights
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Alex’s use of Restoration Angel combined with backup triggers allowed doubling +1/+1 counters, greatly amplifying board presence in crucial turns.
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T.K.’s proliferation and poison counter strategy pressured multiple opponents simultaneously, but lack of sufficient board protection made his threats vulnerable.
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The monarch mechanic was leveraged effectively by Zack to generate tokens and card advantage, which facilitated aggressive attacks and board control.
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Alex’s timely casting of Heaven to Earth cleared flying threats, notably removing Ixhel’s Plague Stinger early and stabilizing the air.
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Alex’s strategic use of Mosswort Bridge's hideaway ability to cast Shalai and Hallar during combat dealt significant damage and helped close out the game.
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Proliferate effects by T.K. increased poison counters on all players, accelerating the poison clock and influencing combat decisions.
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Zeb’s food token generation and life gain provided steady value but lacked the explosive power or removal to turn the tide against aggressive board states.
Notable Cards
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Restoration Angel
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Forgotten Ancient
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Shalai and Hallar
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Dromoka's Command
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Ion Storm
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Vraska's Fall
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Contagion Clasp
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Chromatic Lantern
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Oath of Eorl
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all players developing their boards steadily, each focusing on their respective strategies.
Alex, piloting Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener, aimed to build a board presence with +1/+1 counter synergies and backup abilities, while T.K.’s Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck pursued a poison counter and proliferate strategy to gradually chip away at opponents.
Zeb, with Frodo and Sam, focused on generating food tokens and leveraging life gain, while Zack’s Eowyn, Shieldmaiden deck utilized humans and monarchy mechanics to gain incremental value. Early skirmishes saw T.K.
using poison counters and proliferate to pressure players, but Alex’s use of board wipes like Heaven to Earth and efficient creatures like Restoration Angel helped stabilize.
The monarch mechanic became a pivotal element, especially as Zack gained it and used it to create tokens and draw cards.
Alex leveraged his commander’s backup abilities and powerful synergy with Restoration Angel to increase board presence and damage output, eventually dealing lethal damage to both T.K.
and Zack in a key sequence using Shalai and Hallar’s damage trigger.
Zeb maintained a steady life gain and token production but was caught in the crossfire of aggressive board states.
The game turned on Alex’s ability to double counters and control the board, securing victory through overwhelming creature strength and maintaining the monarch advantage.
